Rome vs Parthia in Armenia | The Parthian Army Under Siege (36 AD)

🎥 Watch more videos on YouTube ►    / @theveteran_tv   In 36 AD, the ancient world witnessed a brutal and complex conflict in the region of Armenia, where the interests of Rome and the Parthian Empire collided once again. This episode explores the dramatic campaign led by Prince Orodes, who found himself trapped in a devastating siege after Iberian and Albanian forces, supported by Sarmatian mercenaries, cut off his supply lines and surrounded his army. What began as a military standoff soon escalated into one of the most decisive battles of the early Roman–Parthian conflicts. As supplies dwindled and pressure mounted, Orodes was forced into a direct confrontation — a battle that would change the balance of power in the Caucasus. Meanwhile, King Artabanus prepared reinforcements, while Roman strategists under Vitellius began manipulating regional politics, pushing Armenia deeper into a proxy war between two superpowers. In this episode: The siege of Prince Orodes The blockade of the Parthian army The battle of 36 AD in Armenia Sarmatian cavalry tactics Iberian–Albanian alliance strategy Roman political interference under Tiberius The shifting balance of power in the Caucasus This is the story of a forgotten war that turned Armenia into the battlefield of empires. Previous videos on the Persian Empire and the Parthian Empire: Birth of the Sasanian Empire:    • The Battle of Hormozdgan (224 AD) — The Fa...   The Life Of Cyrus The Great:    • The Rise of Persia: From Assyrian Wars to ...   The First Roman-Parthian War:    • Rome vs Parthia: How Two Superpowers Becam...   00:00 Coming Up 00:45 Logo motion 00:54 Artabanus Strikes Again 04:55 Tiberius' Move Against Parthia 06:24 The Armenian Campaign 09:16 The Battle in Armenia 15:03 The Mesopotamian Campaign 18:23 Artabanus' Attempt to Reclaim the Throne 21:30 Peace Treaty 22:30 Conclusion --------------------------------------- sources: Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry \ Adrian Goldsworthy Leviathan vs. Behemoth: The Roman-Parthian Wars \ Cam Rea Rome’s War in Parthia: Blood In The Sand \ Rose Mary Sheldon Rome, Parthia, and the Politics of Peace: The Origins Of War In The Ancient Middle East \ Jason M. Schlude In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman \ Adrian Goldsworthy Parthians full Forgotten Empire \ Uwe Ellerbrock L Empire des arsacides \ Jozef Wolski The Age Of The Parthians \ Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Sarah Stewart Grundzuge der parthischen Geschichte \ Klaus Schippmann The History of Parthian Empire \ George Rawlinson Ancient Rome: The Empire 30BC-AD476 \ Patricia Southern Roman History \ cassius dio The Annals \ Tacitus Desert City Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Farya Faraji music: https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/music #RomeVsParthia #RomanEmpire #ParthianEmpire